The Digital Statue Of Liberty

A digital model of the Statue of Liberty being developed by architecture experts for the National Park Service could be used to rebuild the world-famous landmark if it is damaged or destroyed in a terrorist attack.

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January 7, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Using a high-tech laser scanner to measure its surface from all angles, the team from Texas Tech University has been working for nearly two years to create computerized, three-dimensional drawings of the monument.Officials with the National Park Service, which administers the statue and Mount Rushmore, called on the team to create the model it says could help create an accurate replica if any section of it were ever destroyed, the Daily News reported in its Sunday editions."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Monday, January 6, 2003 in The New York Times

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